Cheers to the festive season
Here are some easy festive cocktails to get you in the Christmas spirit!
Spiced Apple Cider Sangria:
– Ingredients: 1 bottle of red wine, 2 cups of apple cider, 1 cup of brandy, 1/4 cup of maple syrup, 2 apples (sliced), 1 orange (sliced), 1 cinnamon stick.
– Instructions: In a pitcher, combine the red wine, apple cider, brandy, maple syrup, sliced apples, orange, and cinnamon stick. Stir well and refrigerate for at least 2 hours. Serve over ice and garnish with apple slices and cinnamon sticks.
Cranberry Mule:
– Ingredients: 2 oz vodka, 4 oz cranberry juice, 1/2 oz lime juice, ginger beer, cranberries (for garnish), lime wedges (for garnish).
– Instructions: Fill a copper mug with ice. Add vodka, cranberry juice, and lime juice. Top it off with ginger beer and stir gently. Garnish with cranberries and lime wedges.
Pumpkin Spice White Russian:
– Ingredients: 1.5 oz vodka, 1 oz coffee liqueur, 1 oz pumpkin spice syrup, 2 oz milk or cream, whipped cream (for garnish), cinnamon or nutmeg (for garnish).
– Instructions: Fill a glass with ice. Add vodka, coffee liqueur, pumpkin spice syrup, and milk or cream. Stir gently.
Winter Spiced Old Fashioned:
– Ingredients: 2 oz bourbon, 1/2 oz simple syrup, 2 dashes of Angostura bitters, orange peel (for garnish), cinnamon stick (for garnish).
– Instructions: In a glass, muddle the simple syrup and bitters. Add bourbon and stir well. Fill the glass with ice and garnish with an orange peel and a cinnamon stick.
Peppermint White Russian:
– Ingredients: 1.5 oz vodka, 1 oz coffee liqueur, 1 oz peppermint schnapps, 2 oz milk or cream, crushed candy canes (for rim), whipped cream (for garnish).
– Instructions: Rim a glass with crushed candy canes. Fill the glass with ice. Add vodka, coffee liqueur, peppermint schnapps, and milk or cream. Stir gently. Top with whipped cream and sprinkle with crushed candy canes.
